Chelsea wait on Terry foot X-ray

zocoss SG

Defender Terry went off after a challenge with Eboue

Chelsea captain John Terry faces an anxious wait to determine the extent of a foot injury suffered during the 1-0 defeat by Arsenal. Terry limped off in the first half after a challenge with Emmanuel Eboue and may have suffered ligament damage.

Terry will have an X-ray on Sunday and Chelsea boss Avram Grant said: "It was a bad injury." "He is not feeling well but he didn't break anything. We will wait for Monday to see how it is."

Eboue caught Terry after leaving his foot dangling when he overran a ball, which the Chelsea centre-back cleared.

Terry had returned from a knee problem and cheekbone injury on 24 November against Derby after nearly seven weeks on the sidelines.

the Bear SG

he'll probably be dancing around on the foot again after he abuses the doctor Laughing

zocoss SG

Looks like he is always getting seriously injured whenever he plays against Arsenal... Surprised

iceFatboy SG

to be fair, I saw the few minutes of play before he got injured.

Terry was flying into tackles and even tried to go at Fiberglass after the whistle was blown.

I think he was trying to stamp his authority but then got caught when gunners player left his foot in..

it was a robust game, and sadly, I bet terry would have kill off the ball that Gallas scored if he had been playing..

dragg SG

i am starting to dislike him.

he is getting more and more arrogant.

Mad Mad Mad

zocoss SG

CHELSEA star out for 3 months

Chelsea have been rocked after John Terry was ruled out for three months. Doctors have today confirmed that the England skipper has broken a metatarsal in his right foot. That is not just a blow for Blues boss Avram Grant, who now has to get their season back on track without his influential captain. It also means Terry is certain to miss Fabio Capello's first game in charge as England manager.

The defender hobbled off during Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Arsenal after a challenge with Emmanuel Eboue. X-rays have shown that Terry has broken the third metatarsal in his right foot, which is understood to be as bad as it can get. A close friend said: "The doctors were surprised as they said it's very unusual to break that third metatarsal.

"It's more common for footballers to break the first or fifth metatarsal. "The bad news is they say it will take longer to heal than normal. "They said it could take at least 12 weeks."

Capello, who was unveiled as new England manager today, will make his Wembley bow with a friendly on February 6 against Switzerland. But doctors believe that will come too soon for Terry to have recovered in time. Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou revealed that Eboue apologised to the defender for the tackle.

He said: I was saying to Eboue that it was a red card because he did it on purpose - but he denied that. He said he tried to block the ball and it was not on purpose. He said sorry to John. "He didnt mean to do it but to apologise was a nice thing to do. John will be a big loss and is very important to the squad. "We will miss him and it will be difficult to do it without him but we have the players to do that.

The third metatarsal bones are in the middle toe, which normally suffer injury through wear and tear rather than a clean break. Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen have broken fifth metatarsals before and took at least six weeks LONGER for both players to get back into action than specialists originally predicted.

In 2004, Scott Parker broke a second metatarsal and although an eight-week absence was predicted, it was 34 weeks before he made a return.

Slipshade SG

He deserves it. Look at what he tried to do to Fabregas. Rolling Eyes

zocoss SG

Fabregas is no angel either... He is beginning to behave like a gangster on the field... Getting into fights with so many others these days... Rolling Eyes

felirox SG

well,he cant be a pussy in the field.

deathscythe99 SG

Why more and more cases of broken metatarsals? Rolling Eyes

yellow_monkey SG

its because of these new technology boots Mad

Slipshade SG

Perhaps. But he's young, and most importantly of all, he's not captain of either club or country. And at least he doesn't have all those messed up stuff off-field.

zocoss SG

Exactly, he is still young. So there is still hope in controlling his behavious from getting out of control. How often have we started to see him getting into trouble on the field... I think its no coincidence with his rise in status in the Gunners team. Starting from last season a few incident already, He had trouble with Lampard in the Carling cup, then sunday Terry... He even insulted a decorated old timer in Mark Hughes Manager of Blackburn on his playing days and then later apologise, maybe after Wenger advise him to...

I thought he was very lucky to still be on the field on Sunday as he could have got 2 yellow... If he let his new found fame gets to his head... Then he could end up as the next Gazza.

omgukilledkenny SG

3 bones + 3 points

Chelsea captain John Terry will be out of action for up to six weeks after breaking three bones in his right foot during Sunday's 1-0 defeat by Arsenal.

Chelsea doctor Bryan English told Chelsea TV: "An X-ray taken immediately after John left the field did not show the injury.

"The fractures, which include his third metatarsal, were revealed following scans performed on Monday afternoon."

zocoss SG

Kal: Eboue did JT on purpose

JOHN TERRY is locked in a desperate race to be fit for Fabio Capellos debut as England boss. England skipper Terry, 27, is out for around two months after breaking three bones in his foot at Arsenal on Sunday.

Terry was crocked following a late tackle by Gunners midfield ace Emmanuel Eboue which Chelsea claim was deliberate. Eboues Ivory Coast team-mate Salomon Kalou revealed: I said to Eboue he should have got a red card because he did it on purpose. "He denied that. He said he tried to block the ball and it was not on purpose. He said sorry to John. "He said he didnt mean to do it and to apologise was a nice thing to do.